title: Sporadic human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium cuniculus, United Kingdom, 2007-2008.
abstract: To investigate sporadic human cryptosporidiosis trends in the United Kingdom, we tested 3,030 Cryptosporidium spp.-positive fecal samples, submitted for routine typing in 2007-2008, for C. cuniculus. C. cuniculus prevalence was 1.2%; cases were mostly indigenous and occurred across all age groups. Most occurred during August-October and may be linked to exposure opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Wales Microbiology-Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK. rachel.chalmers@wales.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elwin
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hadfield
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan